Despite pushback from people who called the project a risk to public safety, members of Haines’ outgoing planning commission granted a permit for a company to blast into a hillside along Lutak Road to extract hard rock and other material. During the planning commission meeting on Monday (Oct. 23), members heard pushback from a handful of people […]
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Fort Seward Seward buildings need action
It’s so sad seeing the derelict, abandoned buildings in Fort Seward. I think this is a serious issue. As a skilled laborer, it bothers me that the work that went into these buildings is just being wasted. It’s bad to leave these buildings in a state of rot and ruin to our children. Apparently, someone […]
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New assembly members put focus on transparency
Public referenda, goal-setting sessions, office hours and reinvigorated committees – those are a handful of proposals a new slate of assembly members have tossed out as they take office. New assembly members Craig Loomis, Natalie Dawson and Kevin Forster – plus new Mayor Tom Morphet – say their election represents Haines’ desire for more transparency and accountability […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Assembly Briefs: Olerud honored, new members take office
Public, officials honor outgoing assembly, Mayor The borough assembly on Tuesday certified the election of newly elected members Natalie Dawson, Craig Loomis and Kevin Forster and Mayor Tom Morphet. Assembly members Debra Schnabel and Ben Aultman-Moore honored outgoing Mayor Douglas Olerud. “I’ve seen you facilitate civil conversation long after everyone else has seemingly lost their patience and stamina. At the beginning of […]
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Duly Noted
Bob and Margaret Andrews and family gathered on the Oregon coast for the wedding of their son, Jeremy, to Jamie Boersma of McMinnville, Ore. June 19. Staffan Hillman, who graduated from Haines High School with Jeremy in 1992, flew from Sweden to serve as best man and Amy Weishahn, formerly of Haines, came from her home in Nevada to be Jamie’s […]
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Millions worth of downtown property goes up for sale overnight
More than $3.5 million worth of Haines real estate – most of it in the downtown area – went up for sale last week, surprising business owners and public officials who worried about what the sale might mean for the vibrancy of the city center. The properties include Alpenglow Pizza, Thor’s Gym and Eagles Nest […]
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Oct. 10 Assembly Briefs
Election results certified Official election results were announced at Tuesday’s assembly meeting after 19 absentee, question and special needs ballots were counted. Of the total 2,431 registered voters, 1,176 ballots were cast, a 48% voter turnout. About 60% of voters cast ballots on election day while 32% voted early. The final tally of votes saw […]
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Old Field Kitchen brings world flavors to Haines
If you’re craving a dark chocolate halva cake with chocolate tahini cream and candied lemons on a Monday night in Haines, there’s only one place to go: Old Field Kitchen. The restaurant, owned by Sarah Cohen, evolved from a kitchen used for yoga retreat catering to a pop-up space for Four Wind Farms every Saturday […]
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Progressive candidates poised for elections sweep
Younger and more progressive candidates are poised to sweep the open seats in the assembly, mayoral and planning commission elections in Haines, held on Tuesday. “I think there’s a dissatisfaction in the general population about how the government has been operating,” said Tom Morphet, who won the mayoral race with about 53% of the vote. […]
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KHNS director Kay Clements stepping down after 13 years
KHNS general manager Kay Clements is retiring at the end of this month after 13 years at the helm of Haines’ only radio station. The longtime general manager has steered the station through state budget cuts and the devastating 2020 landslide. CVN spoke to Clements at the Chilkat Center about the challenges of her tenure […]